Celtic tipped to strike £3m Carter-Vickers deal after confirmed news- Scottish pundit
Alan Hutton has tipped Celtic to negotiate a deal worth £3million to sign Cameron Carter-Vickers permanently from Tottenham.
The former Scotland defender, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, suggested the Bhoys could convince Spurs to sell for a cut-price with the inclusion of add-ons and sell-on fees.
As reported by the Scottish Sun (25 December), Celtic want to seal a £6million deal to turn Carter-Vickers' loan move permanent next month.
Ange Postecoglou confirmed he wants the centre-back tied dow, having failed to seal a permanent deal in the summer.
However, Hutton suggested the £6million fee is too high for a player who has "not played a lot of football" during his career.
He suggested Celtic could agree a half-price deal, with added incentives to sweeten the deal for Spurs.
"I think £6million is high," Hutton told Football Insider's Russell Edge.
"There is potential there and he's still young enough to be able to develop.
"He's not played a lot of football, out with the likes of a loan at Bournemouth and a couple more.
"I think it they're talking £3million, round about that mark, maybe with some sort of sell-on fees or incentives.
"That's more realistic at this moment in time.
"If they could do it for roundabout that price, I think that will be a great deal."
Carter-Vickers has played 23 times for Celtic so far during his loan spell in Glasgow.
He has also had temporary spells at Swansea, Bournemouth, Stoke, Sheffield United, Ipswich and Luton.